Odorless and flyproof dry closet



Sept. 2, 1930; w. CALDWELL 1,774,962

' ODORLES S. AND FLYPROOF DRY CLOSET Filed Oct. 24, 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 amen too Sept. 2, 1930. w. F. CALDWELL ononmsss AND FLYPROOF DRY cwss'r 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 24. 1929 3114x141 W: E Caldwell,

" Patented Se ti 2-," 1930 .Appli cation filed October 24, 1929 s ri a 1'iwo.'4o2 ,274.

V construction which is compact and adapted This inventionrelates to a'dry toilet and generally aims to provide a novel inexpensive and improved construction which is odorless,

and fiy-prooi.

A particularobject is to provide a novel construction wherein a draft is created to carry 'ofi odors .into theatmosphere and a for arrangement at a wall of a room. 1

Anotherobject is to provide a construction wherein the seat opening isnormally, closed;

by a fly-excluding member andv which is adapted to be opened by the'pressure of the through the toilet taken at a footof an occupant. v A

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent froma consideration of; i the description following taken inconnection' v. I with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment, and wherein :i'

1 'Figure 1' is a view showing lthe improved;

toilet in central vertical transverse section'in connection with partof a, room, Y

Figure 2 is a view showlng the improvements essentially in front elevationbut'part ly broken away andin connection with por tions of the room'structu're shown in section,

Figure 3 is a central Vertical section Figure 1, and

' F igure, 4: is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line Hot Figure 2." Y

Referring specifically to the drawings, the toilet is preferably embodiedrina room as conventionallyshown at 10, the floor being designated 11 and for instance supported by a sill 12 .on masonry .13. Di'sposedrnainly outwardly of the building or room but, ex-

' V tending partly into the same is a casing prefl erably of metal, which is reenforced adjacent;

the top" bybatons 15 and 16,supporting a seat 17 having the usual opening 18 therethrougln the batons resting and beingsupported on bars 19 fastened to-side walls of therooin or thereof is a removable "catch basin or 'recepe V tacle 20,. open at-thetop, and which may be 7 removed laterally through anop ening of the casing normally maintained closed by "a door building. v

Within the casing 10 resting on the bottom 21 of conventional form, which may be slidright angle to the'casin'g.

Above the basin20,"the casing has inclined deflector vplates 23 and 24 adj acent the front and-rear thereof, respectivelygandthe casing.

rearw'ardly of the deflector 24'. extends 'in we wardly and upwardly at wn-1'25 to provide a'vent duct 26 which, decreases in width in an upward direction asbe'st shown in Figure 2,

terminatingin' a nipple 27, onto whichis re charging directly into the atmosphere.

As a result of the construction described,

the atmosphere creates a suction through the v opening 18intermedi'ate the deflectors 23 and 6 a 2 4fand thenceupwardlyrearwardly of the deflector 24 through the passage 26, and duct 1 28, thus removing odors."

: In addition, a shield or closure plate 29 is Pr v d d to normally close the opening 18' 7 against the entrance of flies, such shiel'd or-f closure 29 preferably havinga vent 30 pro- L vided therethrough. Shield 29 isirigid with a rod 31 journaled in a bearingl3 2 on the seat v 17 and also journaled in the fro'ntiwallof the 7 casing 14am thebaton J15, Forwardly of a the baton l5,othe r'od 3lr has a crank 33 to which apitinanB is pivoted and which is I ,also'pivoted" at 35 to a treadle' 36 pivoted at V 37 to the previouslyimentioned floor 11. ASOY blade or leafspring 8 8 is fastenedto such l f floor'and urges thetreadle 36 upwardly'as shown inthe dotted lines in 1*igure-2 so that? the plate or shield 29 covers the opening 18.

the "spring will" immediately causethe shield 29 to close opening 18;

H Various'changes maybe resorted topro; I 1 1 vided they fall within the spirit and scopeof: 1 the invention. a

I claim as my invention 1 A toiletofithe class described I r g, adefiectorwith casing, a seat on saidjca'si in thecasing, said'casing'having a wall e21 V ten'ding upwardly and inwardly tOvvardthe-"F Q It'will be realized th tithe occupantof seat-; 11 7 will arrange his feet 'in'enga gement withj treadle 36in order to maintain the opening 1 5; -18 unobstructed, that 'is with the shield 29 ink: v rtical or open positionfas shown in Figures 1 and 3. Upon the treadle 36 being released, l

deflector and thence np wardly torming an I outlet for odors. 4

2. A toilet of the class described having a casing, a seat on said casing, a deflector Within'the casingysaid casing having a Wall extending upwardly and inwardly toward the deflector and thence upwardly forming an outlet for odors, the wall'of the casing being extended upwardly from said deflector and last mentioned Wall and terminating in a; nipple, and a flue telescoped With said nipple.

3. A toiletof the olas s described having a casing, a seat on said casing adeflector with in the casing, said casinghaving a Wall eX- tending upwardly and inwardly toward the p deflector" and-thence Upwardly forming an 7 outlet for odors, a deflector adjacent the front of the casing, and a catch basin Within the p d casing belowsaid deflectors.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

r WILLIAM F. CALDWELL, 

